Liberal Association of Birmingham

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history of caucus

In Great Britain, the term came into wide use in 1878, when Joseph Chamberlain and Frank Schnadhorst organized the
Liberal Association of Birmingham on strict disciplinary lines, with a view toward managing elections and controlling voters. This type of organization became the model for other Liberal Party associations throughout the country; and, because it was a supposed imitation of the U.S....